Linscan 808 Diode laser (Manufactured by GME Germany) for Light Assisted Hair Reduction now made available in Alok Clinic.

The conventional Diode lasers were good for thick hair and fair skin. But were proving painful for Indian type of skin and less effective for thinner hair. But Linscan is much advanced machine.

Due to its linear scanning technique in LINSCAN, as well as inbuilt 'Motion Control Technology', the machine is much safer, painless as well as more effective than conventional machines. Excellent cooling adds to the reduction of pain. It has special settings to treat thinner hair. It has speed, which enables us to treat large areas to be treated in a relatively short time.We already have an Intense Pulse Light System (JAG VPL) for last few years, which will now be useful for some patients desiring to take economical treatments. We also do Electroblend, which is old yet unique treatment for patients esp. of white hair. It is also useful if patient has just few hair strands and does not want to spend a lot for light assisted treatments. So, Alok Clinic has become a unique clinic where all the three modalities of hair reduction are available.

Please note that Alok Clinic will stop offering bookings for all consultations and procedures via WhatsApp from 1st October. To request a booking via online means from October, patients will have to use our Request a Booking form.

Alok Clinic is a skin care facility in Panvel (Maharashtra, India). Panvel is a suburb of Navi Mumbai, a city that has seen rapid development in recent years. The clinic is owned by Dr Dipak Kulkarni, a dermatologist. He began private practice in Panvel in 1989.

History : In the initial years, he was part of a polyclinic setup. In 1992, he moved his practice to a new location in Yashodeep Apartments, Gadkari Road and called it 'Alok Clinic'. The clinic operated out of Yashodeep Apartments until 1999, when it moved to a larger office in the building opposite (Shah Plaza). In 2009, the old office in Yashodeep Apartments was turned into Ojas Clinic, a center for advanced dermatological treatments.

General Information :Alok Clinic deals with dermatological as well as cosmetically important conditions (complete skin care under one roof). The clinic operates from Monday to Saturday (9 am - 9 pm). Apart from Dr Kulkarni, a team of four associate dermatologists works at Alok Clinic. These associate dermatologists are Dr Nitin Tayade, Dr Laxman Phonde,Dr Bindu Gautam and Dr Parul Thakur. The presence of this team allows the clinic to operate for 6 days of the week, for 12 hours each day.

Dr Kulkarni also practices at Diabetes Care Clinic, New Panvel on Thursdays (4:30 pm - 8:30 pm) for the benefit of New Panvel residents.

Computerization: Alok Clinic has developed its own software to manage patient records, courtesy of Mr Aashish Patil of Infosoft Technologies. This software now keeps detailed records of more than 1,00,000 patients, The long term goal is to become a completely paperless establishment. Please click here to find more details.

Service to the poor: Alok Clinic is considerate towards poor patients and helps them with appropriate consessions in consultation fees. For the benefit of the underprivileged, Dr Kulkarni visits Dr Prabhakar Patwardhan Smriti Rugnalaya (Patwardhan Hospital) every Thursday from 9 am to 10 am. Here, he consults at a lower fee.

Alok Clinic offers free consultations to socially active institutions like the Kushtharog Nivaran Samiti, Shantiwan. Patients referred to the clinic by Shantivan technicians and government PHCs for confirmation of diagnosis of leprosy are seen at concesssional or no charge. Dr Kulkarni and other doctors on the clinic staff are actively involved in the training of field staff at these institutions.

Some expensive drugs and dressing kits used for the management of leprosy patients are available at the clinic at a lower cost, courtesy of Shantiwan. Alok Clinic offers MCR footwear (special footwear for patients with numb soles) at a reasonable cost, courtsey of Alert India, another NGO from Mumbai.